Marshalled list of amendments

Monday 22 June 2026

Item 4 – Order Paper 180/22-27 – Monday 22 June 2026

Motion: Failure to Agree a Budget

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes with extreme concern the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a multi-year budget; supports any efforts to secure maximum possible funding from the British Government; urges UK Ministers to engage constructively with the Executive to ensure that public services are properly funded; acknowledges that if a budget is not agreed, the Executive will only be able to spend 95 per cent of the 2025-2026 Budget; further notes that in this scenario the Executive would be imposing a brutal five per cent cut on their own budget, punishing ordinary families and workers for their collective failure; and calls on the Minister of Finance to explain why the Executive is deciding to impose further austerity on the public at a time of huge cost of living pressures.

Leader of the Opposition 

Amendment

Leave out all after ‘2025-2026 Budget;’ and insert:

‘ further notes the recent publication of the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Sustainability Report 2026 which highlights the scale of the fiscal challenge the Assembly faces and how operating without an agreed Budget is not sustainable; recognises that the report also highlights the underinvestment by the British Government, when compared to Scotland and Wales, and the need for the Executive to be properly funded to enable transformation and investment in our public services; and calls on the Minister of Finance to continue to press the British Government for sufficient funding for the Executive and to work to secure a long term plan to properly fund the needs of our communities.’

[Miss Jemma Dolan]
[Miss Deirdre Hargey]